David Njoku shoots back at silly media take on social media
PFF’s suggestion to cut the Browns tight end makes no sense
With social media, anyone can express their opinions to the entire world. I don’t think my opinion is worth discussing just because I think onions are gross, smelly, and bad for your breath. It doesn’t have to draw attention; I can share it, as I just did.
That can occasionally be challenging for professional athletes. Athletes occasionally enjoy arguing back and forth with the media.
The TE David Njoku of the Cleveland Browns is doing just that for the second time this season. Njoku initially called NFL.com’s Adam Rank out for his preseason rankings. The tight end for the Browns, who just had a fantastic season, has now linked Rank to PFF’s assessment that he is a cut.
To be fair to PFF, the video is a very small clip of a discussion. You can watch the entire discussion here:
The idea that cutting Njoku is an option is laughable. Not only did he have his most receptions, yards and touchdowns last year, despite catching passes four different quarterbacks, but his contract is uncuttable.
Releasing Njoku now would actually cost the Browns over $9 million more on the salary cap than keeping him. They could make him a post-June 1st cut but they would only save $2 million this year then pay the rest of the salary cap hit next year and in the first void year of the contract after that.
Njoku may not be the top tight end in the league with over 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns but last year showed he can be among the top 10. Releasing him AND making your salary cap situation worse is beyond silly.
